Villancico Yaucano

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Quisiera niño besarte

I would like to kiss you, child

Y San José no me deja

And Saint Joseph doesn't let me

Dice que te haré llorar

He says I will make you cry

¿Verdad que aún así me dejas?

Is it true that even so you'll let me?


Ha nacido en un portal

He is born in a stable

Llenito de telarañas

Full of cobwebs

Entre la mula y el buey

Between the mule and the ox

El Redentor de las almas

The Redeemer of souls


En Belén tocan a fuego

In Bethlehem, they ring the bells

Del portal sale una llama

From the stable comes a flame

Es una estrella en el cielo

It's a star in the sky

Que ha caído entre las pajas

That has fallen among the straw


Yo soy un pobre yaucano

I am a poor person from Yauco

Que vengo de Yauco aquí

Who comes from Yauco here

Y a mi niño Dios le traigo

And to my child God, I bring

Un gallo quiquiriquí

A rooster cock-a-doodle-doo


Ya lo sabes, niño hermoso

You already know, beautiful child

Soy del pueblo del café

I am from the coffee town

Por si quieres dos saquitos

In case you want two little bags

También yo te los traeré

I will bring them to you as well


Yo soy Juan el verdurero

I am Juan the vegetable seller

Que vengo de la montaña

Who comes from the mountain

Y te traigo viandas buenas

And I bring you good provisions

Desde mi humilde cabaña

From my humble cabin


Al niño recién nacido

To the newborn child

Todos le ofrecen un don

Everyone offers a gift

Yo, como no tengo nada

I, as I have nothing

Le ofrezco mi corazón

I offer him my heart

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San Juan, Puerto Rico September 2, 2024
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